May 17, 2021
Should India be concerned as Turkey has proposed raising an international military force to protect Palestine amid the latter’s tensions with Israel?
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu tossed the proposal of an International Force during a virtual meeting with all 57 members of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) on Sunday.
The move comes in the wake of the latest round of violent confrontations between Israel and Hamas. The emergency meeting is the first major step toward resolving the crisis by countries in the Middle East.
The countries recognized that OIC is seen playing an active role in resisting Israel’s activities against Palestine. Cavusoglu further said that physical protection for Palestinian citizens should be provided by forming an ‘International Protection Force’ with military and financial support from willing countries.